This case begins with the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which was the response to decades of voter discrimination, particularly racial discrimination. However, in this law, some parts of the country were required to provide testing as a prerequisite for voting, this was known as Section 4 of the law. These locations had lower voter turnout. Districts are prohibited from changing their election laws without obtaining court approval, as stated in Section 5 of the law. Shelby County wanted to discuss whether the renewal of all sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 was outside the jurisdiction of Congress, particularly Section 5 which does not allow the district to revise Section 4. It was to be decided whether Congress would opposed to the Tenth Amendment and Article Four of the Constitution. On June 25, 2013, it was determined, in a 5-4 decision, that section 4 of the law is unconstitutional and does not correspond to current conditions in the country. This also means that the Court has ruled that Section 5 is no longer necessary and Congress can no longer justify maintaining it. The Constitution allows states to regulate